Massive Attack’s new single premiere took place just a couple of days ago on BBC Radio 1.
The last interview from this year’s OFF Festival is a chat with Owen Pallett – known from his Final Fantasy music project and many artistic contributions (Arcade Fire, Pet Shop Boys, Beirut). The interview run by our reporter Jan Błaszczak.
We’re presenting a short interview with Tymon Tymański – co-founder of Miłość, Tymański Yass Ensemble, but also a journalist and the director of Biodro Records . The interview run by our reporter Jan Błaszczak.
We’re glad to present a short chat with Pink Eye – the leader of Canadian punk band – Fucked Up.
Presented by our reporter Jan Błaszczak.
Importing beef from Argentina to Europe is not a good idea, why don’t we buy domestic products instead? – says Feliss from Germany, one of the participants of this year’s edition of the Youth Opens the Space; Active
Participation for Sustainable Development forum which is taking place in Wrocław this weekend. The organisers of the project, UNESCO Initiatives Center in Wrocław, has welcomed around 50 participants from 20 countries at the opening ceremony today. Young people for whom the world with all its natural resources and diverse habitants makes a difference will be exchanging ideas on how to motivate youth worldwide to stop, think and do
something for the world they live in. Listen To Feliss and Emmanuelle, two participants of the project.
By Aleksandra Szczepaniak
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Quite contrary what some people expect, Homo Delphinus, The dolphin within Man, is not about learning free diving. It is much more a philosophical book to learn to understand why breath-hold diving is such a natural sport, and to appreciate it.
In his masterwork, Jacques Mayol tries to describe all his experiences over the last fifty years he got with free diving in all its different forms. He tells about science, the dolphins, le grand bleu and the aquatic ape theory. Almost every general topic of free diving is included in the book accompanied by beautiful pictures of what he has met.
The book was issued in 2000, but now is available in Poland. One of expert and consultant of the book Homo Delphinus was Bartosz Morawiec – free diver instructor from Wrocław.
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Today at 7 pm you can check if:
a) you are a Pavlov’s Dog
b) a dog from cartoons
c) Laika
But it is not a quiz in fact. It is the exibition called „Byłem psem” („I was a dog”). Przemek Pozowski’s interview with Kasia Roj from Design Gallery on the upcoming event.
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Football in wonderland. Sport blog by Przemek Pozowski
Football is sometimes about imagination. It’s not just about a refeere’s vivid imagination, when he sees a penalty, when there is obviously no penalty or about the crowd’s imagination when it screams no offside, when their striker is at least two steps behind the offside line, but about a very personal sort of imagination.
That was my experience during the last Śląsk Wrocław away match. As it was in Białystok, which is far away from Wrocław, I could tell my girlfriend we could go away for the weekend and spend it at her parents house in beautiful Lubawka in the mountains on the Polish-Czech border. The only thing I wanted to guarantee during those days was to see the game against Jagiellonia on Saturday evening. Unfortunately, I could’t find anybody in the town, who had the the pay TV – Canal + Sport – on which the game was to be broadcast. I wasn’t unhappy though, because in the 21st century that’s no big deal – there are various websites that give you possibility to watch the game with only a couple of seconds of delay. Not this time, though! Out of 19 proposed streams, none was valid. Either they were busy or inactive. The closest I got to watching Jagiellonia –Śląsk game was when I saw a green pitch for couple of seconds, but I quickly concluded that it was the Lechia Gdańsk game wrongly broadcasting on this channel.
The only thing to do, then, was to follow the text transmission… and that’s why this game was a serious test for my imagination. Sitting behind the desk at the reception of “The Magrani Roadhouse” I had to not only imagine the actions being described in a short sentence once or twice in a 3 minute time period, but also answer other guest’s questions about free rooms and prices as well (luckily my answer was simple here – “I am just trying to WATCH the game” – I stated every now and then). But when the game was over, I came to an unexpected conclusion. I am a lucky guy, because usually I can watch the game without any problems. I thought about handicaped people, or to be more precise, blind people. Today, they were not able to go to the stadium and cheer their team, while understanding what’s happening at the field at the same time. And another thought came – this would be possible on Wrocław’s new Maślice Stadium, where the blind will have a good seats and a professional radio commentary on their headphones…
But what about the Jagiellonia – Śląsk game? This time Białystok team won 2 – 0, even though the two stars of the team, Frankowski and Grosicki, finished without a goal. They were replaced though by two foreigners with an interesting background. The scorer of the first goal was a Brazilian, Bruno, a player that started his career in Gremio Porto Alegre along with Anderson, who is playing for Manchester United this season. Coming back to Bruno, though, when he has arrived in Poland for the first time… he escaped back to Brazil right away. This was just because he was disappointed with the football and organization level of the Polish league. However, when pushed by the club, he came back and started to play according to his true talent…
The second goal for Jagiellonia was from Marcelo Reich, who has had spell in the German National Team and used to play for Werder Bremen. The guy have the air of a brilliant but lazy player. “He will sniff your league if he feels like” – sports daily “Przegląd Sportowy” quoted a German journalist as saying of him. Unfortunatelly for Wrocław fans, in the game against Śląsk, he felt like doing something. The next chance for league points Śląsk will have on Saturday in Gdańsk against an unexpected 2nd place Lechia, but hopefully, I will be able to see this game on TV with some friends, instead of following text transmissions?
The Meeting of Styles – this is the call for the upcoming graffiti event. This year for the second time it is hosted in Wroclaw. From Friday on, writers will be painting the wall in Sienkiewicza Street. But the event is not only about murals, but also about the whole philosophy behind it. Check out the interview with Konrad Iwanowski from the Kolekyf.com group. By Przemek Pozowski
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A sailor or a golf player? If you listen to the interview with our Olympics and World Championships multi-medalist in Finn and Star sailing classes, you may hestitate a bit. However, it’s all because Mateusz just took part in the VIP golf tournament, which was the prelude to the DHL Wrocław Open tournament. By Przemek Pozowski
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One of the symbols of Prague – its Golden Lane in Hradcany – has recently been marred by an ugly gate. Jurek Chyb isn’t sure what to think about it but he drags you there anyway. After all, Zlata Ulicka is one of the musts here, isn’t it? Listen to a brief trip back in time to the days when the most picturesque street in Central Europe was inhabited by all kinds of freaks. What is the legend and myth, what is true? Did Kafka really live here? What about the alchemists? Why are the houses so small? Jurek has the answers, except to that one: why is Zlata Ulicka so crowded that its magic is almost lost?
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Director Martin Scorsese’s latest collaboration with Leonardo DiCaprio, the much-awaited “Shutter Island”, may have suffered a fate similar to Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes” – a delayed release. Officially due to recession, the Paramount Pictures movie is not going to hit the silver screens around the world this autumn. Instead, a February 2010 date has been set, effectively killing the production’s Academy Award chances. Jurek Chyb shares his opinion and the rumours of the real reason for the film’s postponed distribution.
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The world’s largest cabled ocean laboratory will be operational within weeks now. The high-tech project, supposed to retain Canada’s supremacy in ocean science, is exciting because it will soon offer live Internet transmissions from the sea floor. Listen to Jurek Chyb talking about Neptune, which is planned to remain operational for at least 25 years, helping in seismic studies. It will monitor – and hopefully predict – the deadly tsunami activity in the North Pacific.
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For Muslims, it’s time to refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and even the tiniest traces of sexual thoughts – from dawn until dusk. The Holy Month of Ramadan has begun, commemorating the time when the first verses of the Koran were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. What does it mean in practice, eg for a visitor to a Muslim country? How does Ramadan change everyday life of the followers of Islam and their guests? Is anyone exempt from the fasting? Jurek Chyb has the answers.
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Unbelievable? Nope, just so much true. ‘Beautiful People’ is the fifty-sixth official single in the history of this prolific British duo.
It seems absolutely futile to ward off the 80s sound invasion which as a boomerang forces its way back into radio playlists.
If you think that rock music is only the teenagers’ thing – you’re wrong!
Radiowroclove.com is now on the lookout for individuals who are willing to join the team of the first English speaking radio station in Poland. During the casting auditions you will be asked to say a few words about yourself and present a prepared audition piece – persuading the casting panel that you are the one we are looking for.
Bear in mind that the work on our radio would require having such features like:
- intelligence and resourcefulness – no question about that!
- knowledge of the world – in a VERY broad sense,
- flexibility, creativity and natural curiosity to find out what there is to be found and spread on air,
- a can-do attitude – as there is a lot to be done!
- passion for music and radio – if you sing and speak good English – we want you!
If you wish to try your editing skills, voice and mind on our radio send us your CV and covering letter at: editor@radiowroclove.com
A sunny tune from the country where people know exactly what the “sun” means. At last!
Unbelievably, one of the sex symbols of modern cinema and best Bond ever, Sir Sean Connery, is turning seventy-nine today. Recently polled the greatest living Scot, Connery is technically retired, but it’s hard to
believe he’s that old when you look at him. Currently living in the Bahamas but actively supporting the Scottish National Party, Sir Sean is also known for receiving just one Oscar in his long career, turning down the Gandalf
role in “The Lord of the Rings”, and calling the Hollywood producers “idiots” on a number of occasions. Jurek Chyb reporting.
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